Sophie Washington: Hurricane

Sophie Washington: Hurricane
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-05-25
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9781720354390

AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS!Are you ready for the hurricane? Strap in for an entertaining, illustrated middle grade chapter book full of fun, laughs and excitement. A hurricane's coming and sixth grader Sophie's life of school work and friends is about to make a major change. One day she's teasing her little brother, Cole, dodging classmate Nathan Jones' wayward science lab frog and complaining about "braggamuffin" cheerleader Valentina Martinez, and the next, she and her family are fleeing for their lives to avoid dangerous flood waters. In the middle of it all, Sophie learns to be grateful for what she has and that she is stronger than she ever imagined. Here's what Goodreads readers say about the Sophie Washington: Hurricane: "Hurricane is an exceptionally well-written children's book with many interesting references to modern technology, current events and popular culture, making it a relevant and relatable story for secondary school aged readers. Highly recommended!" "I loved all the characters and the way they reacted to the situations." "I thought it handled the subject of a natural disaster from the eyes of a child very well." "What a great series for younger readers! I enjoyed the story and the characters. Real life challenges in today's world." This is the fifth book in the Readers' Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington book series that includes:Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee (Book 1) Sophie Washington: The Snitch (Book 2) Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie (Book 3) Sophie Washington: The Gamer (Book 4) Sophie Washington: Hurricane (Book 5) Sophie Washington: Mission: Costa Rica (Book 6)Kids Ages 7-12

Sophie Washington: Hurricane

Sophie Washington: Hurricane
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-01-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A hurricane’s coming and sixth grader Sophie’s life of schoolwork and friends is about to make a major change. One day she’s teasing her little brother, Cole, dodging classmate Nathan Jones’ wayward science lab frog and complaining about “braggamuffin” cheerleader Valentina Martinez, and the next, she and her family are fleeing for their lives to avoid dangerous flood waters. In the middle of it all, Sophie learns to be grateful for what she has and that she is stronger than she ever imagined. Here’s what Goodreads readers say about Sophie Washington: Hurricane: “Hurricane is an exceptionally well-written children's book with many interesting references to modern technology, current events and popular culture, making it a relevant and relatable story for secondary school aged readers. Highly recommended!” “I loved all the characters and the way they reacted to the situations.” “I thought it handled the subject of a natural disaster from the eyes of a child very well.” “What a great series for younger readers! I enjoyed the story and the characters. Real life challenges in today's world.”

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2007-03-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466804270

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Escape from . . . Hurricane Katrina

Escape from . . . Hurricane Katrina
Author: Judy Allen Dodson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2022-01-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1499813368

"A satisfying read." --School Library Journal Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms in American history. In this fictional tale, daring twins Jo Jo and Sophie battle the raging floodwaters in a fight for their lives. For twins Jo Jo and Sophie Dupre, Hurricane Katrina isn't the most important thing on their minds-not compared their mother's cancer treatments, Sophie's swim meet, and Jo Jo's upcoming coding competition. But when the storm intensifies and there's only one seat their aunt's car, Mom has to be the one to evacuate. The twins and their father are stuck at home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The winds rise-and with them, the waves. The levees break and floodwater rages through the city. During the chaos, Jo Jo and Sophie are swept away. Together, they must find their way to the Superdome, where their father should be waiting-but can they escape the wrath of one of the deadliest storms in history?

Sophie Washington: Lemonade Day

Sophie Washington: Lemonade Day
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

ENDORSED BY LEMONADE DAY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION "A fun mix of healthy messages and appealing tween characters in relatable situations." - Kirkus Reviews "I recommend Sophie Washington Lemonade Day; it is an amazing book I loved it....I believe this book will help other kids like me to become fearless when thinking about their dreams regarding having a business, even at a young age." - Sabrina Roesler, Lemonade Day Houston 2020 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year When Life Gives You Lemons…Make Lemonade Sixth-grader Sophie Washington and friends learn lessons about entrepreneurship, team work, and friendship when they sign up for a city-wide, Lemonade Day event. Sophie wants to buy her mother something special for her birthday, but she’s short on cash. Her bestie, Chloe, comes up with the perfect solution. Build their own lemonade stand to raise money at Lemonade Day. The girls add friends Carly and Nathan, and Sophie’s little brother, Cole, to their team, and decide to donate some of their earnings to a local animal shelter to help save stray animals. Things are going great, until an accident destroys their supplies. Can they save their business in time for the event? This is the twelfth book in the Readers' Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington series. Books can be read in any order.

Sophie Washington: My BFF

Sophie Washington: My BFF
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A READERS' FAVORITE GOLD MEDAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Fans of Junie B. Jones, Ivy and Bean, and Jada Jones love reading the entertaining, illustrated Sophie Washington book series. "I think any child reading this book would gain the confidence to be themselves and not feel pressured to follow the crowd."- Readers' Favorite Sophie and Chloe have been best friends since they met in kindergarten. They get along like chips and salsa and do everything together from playing tennis to cheering on the school cheer squad. Lately, Chloe’s been leaving Sophie out, and she doesn’t know why. Sophie does everything she can to make her best friend happy, but it’s not working. Then Chloe asks Sophie to fib to a teacher to help her out and she learns the true meaning of friendship. This is the tenth book in the Sophie Washington book series that includes: Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee (Book 1) Sophie Washington: The Snitch (Book 2) Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie (Book 3) Sophie Washington: The Gamer (Book 4) Sophie Washington: Hurricane (Book 5) Sophie Washington: Mission Costa Rica (Book 6) Sophie Washington: Secret Santa (Book 7) Sophie Washington: Code One (Book 8) Sophie Washington: Mismatch (Book 9) Sophie Washington: My BFF (Book 10) Kids Ages 8-12

Sophie Washington: Class Retreat

Sophie Washington: Class Retreat
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

There is no such thing as Big Foot! Or is there… Sophie Washington and her classmates are on their way to Camp Glowing Spring for a class retreat. It’ll be two full days of swimming, eating s’mores around a campfire, tug-of-war, archery, and more! Sophie’s been looking forward to the trip all school year and can’t wait to spend extra time with her friends. It will also be great to get away from her bratty younger brother, Cole, and his constant stories about Big Foot. If Cole warns her about what to do if she sees the hairy ape man on the retreat one more time, she’ll put in ear plugs. Everybody knows Big Foot is a hoax! Once the kids arrive at the retreat site things are as exciting as Sophie imagined. She has fun exploring nature with her besties, Chloe, Valentina, Toby, Nathan, and Mariama, and meeting new friends too. Then the kids see a giant footprint during a nature hike in the woods and the adventure really begins!

Sophie Washington: Mission: Costa Rica

Sophie Washington: Mission: Costa Rica
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2018-05-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Sophie's lost in the jungle, and the sun is going down... Sixth grader Sophie Washington, her good friends, Chloe and Valentina, and her parents and brother, Cole, are in for a week of adventure when her father signs them up for a spring break mission trip to Costa Rica. Her dreams of lazing on the beach under palm trees are squashed quicker than an underfoot banana once they arrive in the rain forest and are put to work, hauling buckets of water, painting and cooking. Near the hut they sleep in, the girls fight off wayward iguanas and howler monkeys, and nightly visits from a surprise “guest” make it hard for them to get much rest after their work is done. Then Sophie and friends take a wrong turn in the jungle and things get even more wild...

Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie

Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2020-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Only Losers Don't Have Cell Phones... That's what Sophie thinks in the beginning of this hilarious and heartwarming, illustrated chapter book about fitting in. She feels like an outsider because she's the only one in her class without a cell phone, and her crush, new kid Toby Johnson, has been calling her best friend Chloe. To fit in, Sophie changes who she is. Her plan to become popular works for a while, and she and Toby start to become friends. Things get more complicated when Sophie "borrows" a cell phone and gets caught. If her parents make her tell the truth, what will her friends think? Turns out Toby has also been hiding something, and Sophie discovers the best way to make true friends is to be yourself. Here's what Goodreads reviewers say about Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie: "Sophie is a real character with flaws and it is fun reading how she matures. The story line was funny and realistic." "Virtues like honesty, friendship and being true to yourself are always in style, and this book teaches that in a fun way. Also, it's great to learn a little bit about Texas too!" "Very well written middle school book." This is the third book in the Readers' Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington book series that includes: Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee (Book 1) Sophie Washington: The Snitch (Book 2) Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie (Book 3) Sophie Washington: The Gamer (Book 4) Sophie Washington: Hurricane (Book 5) Sophie Washington: Mission: Costa Rica (Book 6) Sophie Washington: Secret Santa (Book 7) Sophie Wasington: Code One (Book 8) Sophie Washington: Mismatch (Book 9) Sophie Washington: My BFF (Book 10) Kids Ages 8-12.

Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach

Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach
Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Publisher: Page Turner Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release:
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

It's a Treasure Hunt! A message in a bottle leads Sophie Washington and friends on a seaside treasure hunt in this exciting, illustrated chapter book adventure. It's summertime, and Sophie and her best friend, Chloe and her younger brother, Cole, are spending two fun-filled weeks in Corpus Christi, Texas with her young-at-heart grandmother. A surprise discovery on a day out at the beach takes them on a quest for riches. During their search, the kids snorkel, encounter endangered sea turtles, visit a World War II warship and learn that honesty and true friendship are worth more than gold. Here's what Goodreads readers say about Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach: "Ms. Tonya Duncan Ellis come and get your crown. I hereby declare you the Queen of middle grade fiction. These Sophie Washington adventures just keep getting better and better and better." "Very reminiscent of the Magic Treehouse series, which was an important staple in my childhood, this book brought back so many fond memories of adventures wide and far--without ever having left my couch! Ellis has truly tapped into the magic of storytelling for young minds." "I highly recommend it for readers who are between the ages of eight and twelve and enjoy reading books on adventure and friendships." This is the thirteenth book in the Readers' Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington series. Books can be read in any order. Other titles include: Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee (Book 1) Sophie Washington: The Snitch (Book 2) Sophie Washington: Things You Didn't Know About Sophie (Book 3) Sophie Washington: The Gamer (Book 4) Sophie Washington: Hurricane (Book 5) Sophie Washington: Mission Costa Rica (Book 6) Sophie Washington: Secret Santa (Book 7) Sophie Washington: Code One (Book 8) Sophie Washington: Mismatch (Book 9) Sophie Washington: My BFF (Book 10) Sophie Washington: Class Retreat (Book 11) Sophie Washington: Lemonade Day (Book 12) Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach (Book 13)